Halftime notes: St. Bonaventure 32, UMass 25

AMHERST – After one half of play, the University of Massachusetts basketball team trails St. Bonaventure 32-25. Here are a few of my halftime thoughts.

5 IN A ROW: Make it five straight games that UMass has looked completely out of sorts. What happened to that early-season team exactly? Right now, the Minutemen are having trouble getting out of their own way. They have 13 turnovers. If teams collapse on Cady Lalanne in the paint (like they are), no looks like they know what to do as a Plan B. Drive after drive is getting rejected by the Bonnies' big men, and when UMass does get to the line, it can't consistently make free throws. The defense hasn't been bad, but if some of St. Bonaventure's 3-pointers start falling (1-for-5), the Minutemen will be in trouble.

POOR SHOOTING: Once again, UMass is struggling from the floor, making just 7 of 23 attempts (30.4 percent). In fact, no one on the team has more than one made shot. Sampson Carter has the only 3-point make, and that came on the final shot of the half. St. Bonaventure center Youssou Ndoye (four blocks, probably more) has been a force down low, altering/rejecting shots left and right.